Banned Books Week Continues!
Sep. 30th, 2009 02:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
richlayersI decided to read Fahrenheit 451 this week. Not only is it a frequently banned or challenged book, but, well, if you've read it, you know what it's about. Book burning! Yeah!
And... I haven't read it before. That just seems kind of wrong for someone like me. So this week I am working to rectify the situation.
Meanwhile, some of my favorite authors are using their blogs to feature Banned Books week, with many helpful and informational links, and a lot of thoughts on the whole situation from author perspectives.
Jo Knowles, author of Jumping Off Swings and Lessons From a Dead Girl, is running a Haiku contest over at her blog,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jbknowles, and giving away a signed first edition copy of one of her books to the winner.
Lisa Schroeder, author of Far From You and Chasing Brooklyn (Now available for pre-order) tells a wonderful anecdote about being a parent and author at her blog,lisa_schroeder.
Laurie Halse Anderson has a great entry full of resources and links.
Neil Gaiman's most recent entry has some good links and commentary about some of his experiences and thoughts on book banning and challenges. (And escaping from the attic, apparently.)
Happy reading!
And... I haven't read it before. That just seems kind of wrong for someone like me. So this week I am working to rectify the situation.
Meanwhile, some of my favorite authors are using their blogs to feature Banned Books week, with many helpful and informational links, and a lot of thoughts on the whole situation from author perspectives.
Jo Knowles, author of Jumping Off Swings and Lessons From a Dead Girl, is running a Haiku contest over at her blog,
jbknowles, and giving away a signed first edition copy of one of her books to the winner.Lisa Schroeder, author of Far From You and Chasing Brooklyn (Now available for pre-order) tells a wonderful anecdote about being a parent and author at her blog,
lisa_schroeder.Laurie Halse Anderson has a great entry full of resources and links.
Neil Gaiman's most recent entry has some good links and commentary about some of his experiences and thoughts on book banning and challenges. (And escaping from the attic, apparently.)
Happy reading!
